Eye-shade.



P. c. THOMPSON.

EYE SHADE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20. 1914.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916 2 SHEETSSHEET-l.

P. c: THOMPSON.

EYE SHADE.

APPLICATION EILED OCT. 20, m4.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

I Qwuami'oz P C 775027505071,

PRES SLEY C. THOMPSON, OF BRISTOL, TENNESSEE.

' EYEsHAnE.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, Pnnssnnv C. THOMP- SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bristol, in the county of Sullivan and State of Tennessee, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Eye Shades, of which the following is a specification.

-This invention relates to eye-shades and has as its object to provide an eye-shade which may be worn with comfort and which will not bind or compress the forehead or temples of the wearer. v

Incidentally the invention aims to provide an eye-shade which will be devoid of straps or bands designed to encircle the head of the wearer but upon thebridge of the and will'not be supportedby the forehead nose in substantially the same manner as an ordinary pair of eye-glasses or spectacles.

Another aim of the invention is toprovide an eye-shade including a shade proper anda supporting frame therefor, the supporting frame being so constructed as to permit of the shade being adjusted to conform to the contour-.of the wearersforehead so that the shade may be adjusted to conform to difframe as to permit of the shade being ad-v justed to occupy the desired position in advance of the forehead. I

The invention furthermore, in one of its embodiments, provides for the provision of a supporting frame adapted for appllcation to any ordinary pair of eye-glasses or spec tacles' without liability of n ury; to the glasses or spectacles and in such manner as to permit of ready removal of the frame and shade whenever desired.

In another embodiment ofthe invention,

-it is contemplated that the shade be formed.

in two parts, adapted tov be independently fitted to the lenses of a pair of eye-glasses or spectacles in such a manner that the parts may also be independently ad usted.

Specification of Letters iatent.

ber inclu Patented Jan. 4,1916.

Application filed October 20, 1914. Serial No. 867,682. l

Inthe accompanying drawings: Figure 1 I is a perspective view of the eye-shade embodying the presentinvention applied. Fig. 2 is a view looking at the upper edge thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view looking at the inner side of theshade. similar to Fig. 3, illustrating a slightly modified form of the invention. Fig.- 5 is a perspective view illustrating a further modification. I 1

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters. In that form of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, the shade is indicated .by the numeral 1 and may be of celluloid,

or any other suitable material, and while the shade is here. shown as substantially reniform' in outline, it will be understood that it may be made in any other desired shape and may be, of course, of any desired size. 7 For a purpose to be presently explained, the shade is formed near its ends with a series of longitudinally extending slits 2, each series extending in the direction of the convex andconcave front and rear edges of the shade. Theframe, in this form of the invention, includes a supporting member. 3 preferably formed from a strip of pliable vmetal which is disposed against, the inner or under surface of the shade 1 and conforms to the transverse curvature of the shade, the strip being secured to the shade by two-pronged headed securing elements, the heads of which are I indicated by the numeral 4 and the prongs by the numeral 5, the prongs of the securing elements beinginserted selectively Fig. 4 1s a view through the slits 2 and openings formed in the strip 3 adjacent the ends thereof. At this point it will be understood that inasmuch as the strip is pliable, the curvature and width of the shade may be varied by exerting a lateral pressure or a pulling force against the end portions of the said strip,

so as to vary the curvaturethereofl- It will also be understood that the strip may be adjusted with relation to the concave edge of the shade so as to occupya position the desired distance from the said edge. The purpose of providing this adjustment will be presently more fully pointed out. In this.

form of the invention the'supporting member or strrplg 1s mounted upon a frame memg a nose piece 6 anclispaced' bowed portions 7 located at opposite sides of the said nose piece. The portions 7 are bowed or arched upwardly and have pivoted to their ends, as at 8, the inner ends of bows 9 which are to be engaged behind the ears of the wearer, in the same manner as the bows of a pair of spectacles. In order that the supporting member or strip 3 may be supported upon the bowed portions 7 of the frame member, just described, the said strip at its ends has its edge portions overlapped to form terminal sleeves which slidably fit the said bowed portions 7. It

will now be understood that, inasmuch as the ends of the strip 3 slidably fit the bowed portions 7, the said sleeves 10 may be slid toward or away from the nose piece 6 when the intermediate portion of the strip is bowed to adjust the transverse curvature of the shade 1, and consequently it is not necessary to bend or otherwise vary the curvature of the said portions? It will furthermore be-apparent that if it is desired to shade the eyes from light coming from overhead, the sleeves 10 may be slid in a direction away from the nose piece 6 and toward the ends of the bowed portions 7 so that the strip 3 will have but a slight curvature and the shade will extend entirely across and close to the forehead of the wearer, or, if, on the other hand, it is desired to protect the eyes from light coming from one side or the other of the wearer of the shade, the sleeves may be slid toward the nose-piece, the strip 3 at the same time being more or less bowed in a forward direction so that the shade proper will be acutelv bent and will be brought close to the side of the forehead. Further more, by reason of this adjustment, the concave edge of the shade may be positioned a greater or. less distance in advance of the forehead, so asto provide for ventilation;

It will be apparent also that this latter adjustment, or, in other words, the spacing of the concave edge of the shade from the forehead, may be accomplishedby inserting the prongs 5 of the securing elements through one or another of the slits 2.' The several adjustments also permit of the shade being adapted to conform to different features and to suit the comfort of the wearer.

In that form of the invention shown in i Fig. 4 of the drawings, the shade and its frame are adapted for application to any ordinary pair of eye-glasses or spectacles, and, in the said figure, the device is illustrated as applied to a pair of spectacles, the lenses of which are indicated by the numeral 11, the nose-piece by the numeral 12, and the bows by the numeral 13. In this figure, the eye-shade proper is indicated by the numeral 14 and the frame for supporting the same comprises a supporting member 15, corresponding substantially to the member 3 in the previously described form messes of the invention. The supporting member or strip 15 is secured to the inner side of the shade 14 by means of fastening elements 16 which correspond to the fastening elements previously described, and which have their prongs inserted selectively through series of slits 17 formed in the shade and through openings formed in the strip near its ends. In order to attach the supporting member 15, the strip is provided upon its inner or concave side and adjacent each end with a lens clip 20, these lens clips being preferablyof resilient metal and including each a connecting portion secured to the strip 15 and resilient fingers which have a tendency to spring toward each other and which are, therefore, adapted to frietionally engage over the upper edges of the lenses or lens frames of the spectacles.

In that form of the invention shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the shade proper is formed in two sections, each indicated by the numeral 21 and, while these sections may be of any desired outline, they are preferably substantially of an outline corresponding to one-half of the shade 1. Disposed against the inner side of each of the shades 21 is a supporting strip 22 ofpliable metal, the strip being secured in place by means of fastening elements 23, corresponding to the fastening elements previously described, and having their prongs inserted through series of slits 21 in the said shade and through openings in the respectivestrip, it being understood that each 100 strip is secured by two of the said elements, one locatedat each end thereof. Between its-ends, each strip is provided with a lens clip, which corresponds to the clip 20, previously described. In the use of this form 105.

of the invention, the strips 22 are bent to conform to the peripheral curvature of the lenses to which the shades are to be applied and they are then placed in position upon the lenses, by engaging the clips 25 over the upper edges ofthe lenses. It will be understood, of course, that the clips may be moved slidably along the periphery of the lenses so as to adjust the shades to the desired positions thereon, and it will of course 11.5 be apparent that either or both shades may .be employed at one time, as may be found tudinally of the shade and theshade being adjustable upon the strip transversely of the length of the strip.

3. In a device of the class described, a

shade, a support therefor including a pliable strip, the shade being provided with a series of apertures, and a securing element fastened through the strip and selectively through the apertures.

4. In a device of the class described, a shade, a pliable strip disposed against the under side of the shade and secured thereto and adapted to be bent to determine the transverse curvature of the shade, and means supporting said strip.

5. In a device of the class described, a'

shade, a pliable strip disposedagainst the under side of the shade, the strip extending longitudinally beneath the shade and being adjustable in a direction from front to rear of the shade, and means for supporting said strip.

6. In a device of the class described, a shade, a strip disposed against one side of the shade, the said strip being pliable and adapted to be bent whereby to determine the transverse contour of the shade, a frame for supporting the strip, and means carried by the strip and adjustable upon the said frame whereby to provide for supporting the stripafter it has been bent.

7. In a device of the class described, a shade, a strip of pliable material disposed against one side of the shade and secured thereto and extending longitudinally thereof, a frame for supporting the strip, and means at the ends of the strip slidably engaging the said frame.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PRESSLEY (l. THOMPSON. [LS-1 IVitnesses:

GEo. H. CALDWELL, J OI-LN L, EVANS. 

